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2008, Phase two of this project was six months in duration and was run in 2008 in Pidie Jaya, Aceh.This phase had the goal of strengthening and enhancing the capacity of the Seukeu Aceh Cooperative to stand alone as an independent and sustainable center for women’s pandan business activities. To achieve this goal, the project…

2007, For this project in Kasongan, Yogyakarta, Pekerti worked with Relief International. Founded in 1990, Relief International (RI) provides emergency, rehabilitation and development services that empower beneficiaries. RI’s programs include health, shelter construction, education, community development, agriculture, food, income-generation, and conflict resolution. RI employs an innovative approach to program design and a high quality of…

2006-2007, This project was carried out in collaboration with Oxfam International in 2006-2007, in Banda Aceh. Craft for Food was aimed at establishing and re-starting handicraft businesses as a way of carrying-out economic recovery after the Boxing Day tsunami. The beneficiaries of this project were female producers, 65 of whom make embroidered bags and 15…

2007, This project began after Volunteering In Development from Australia volunteer Anton Clark visited the Pundong District near Yogyakarta, where traditional clay products are made. There, with English ceramics expert, Simon Platt, Anton assessed the possibility of providing aid to the ceramic industry in Pundong. Soon after, they submitted a comprehensive proposal for business re-establishment.…

2007, Germany-based organisation German Technical Assistance Agency for Development or GTZ cooperated with Pekerti in 2007 to give training, mentoring and guidance for market access development to earthquake victims in Yogyakarta and Klaten. The target producers were batik, wooden furniture producers, silk weavers and home industry. This training was given in order to assist earthquake-affected…

2006, Yogyakarta earthquake left long-lasting feelings of trauma for many of the victims, despite positive developments for economically disadvantaged groups, artisans, laborers, and farmers there. In the wake of the disaster, communities in Yogyakarta continued pursuing their livelihoods and businesses with assistance in the form of asset replacement, bank loans, loan funds in cash or…

Pekerti has experience in undertaking over 30 community development projects. We pay particular attention to the devastation caused by natural disasters, and how we can respond through providing emergency aid and long-term econonomic recovery. Pekerti’s community development team holds expertise in building small and micro enterprises (SMEs). They are able to deliver skills exchange in all aspects of business…